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SJHN Daily: SJ Sharkie Has Fun With Alysa Liu, Rick Celebrini on Macklin’s Emotions After Gold Medal Loss
SJ Sharkie paid homage to a new Bay Area legend Thursday night.
Rocking a wig to match, SJ Sharkie impersonated Team USA gold medalist and Oakland native Alysa Liu.
Liu won two gold medals at the 2026 Winter Olympics in Milan-Cortina. She won the women’s singles title and was a member of the team gold medal, skating the women’s short program for Team USA.
The 20-year-old – who made her return to the sport after initially retiring in 2022 – rocks an iconic hairdo, with multiple rings of died hair wrapping around her head.
Liu appears to have seen SJ Sharkie’s tribute, reposting a video on TikTok of the mascot’s hype-up moment at the Tank.
At San Jose Hockey Now…
Macklin Celebrini said the Olympic experience will stick with him forever.
Pavol Regenda reflected on his time at the Olympics.
Five important things for the San Jose Sharks to make the playoffs.
Could the Sharks be interested in flipping Kiefer Sherwood?
The San Jose Sharks lost their first game after the Olympic break.
Tyler Toffoli joins Alex Wennberg behind the Team Trans bench for tonight’s 4th Annual Pride Scrimmage! pic.twitter.com/FAIaMUNTQ7
— Sheng Peng (@Sheng_Peng) February 28, 2026
He could be back and available to play tomorrow, Warsofsky isn't sure. Hope all is well with Shakir!
— Sheng Peng (@Sheng_Peng) February 27, 2026
Other Sharks News…
Rick Celebrini talked about the emotions of watching his son on the Olympic stage. Rick shared that Macklin was “inconsolable” after the loss to Team USA.
#SJSharks defenseman, scratched again, expresses frustration: 'I'm not happy with how my season is going' https://t.co/zWTRnFqiSI
— Curtis Pashelka (@CurtisPashelka) February 26, 2026
Hockey is for EVERYONE. 🫶
Alex Wennberg and Tyler Toffoli were behind the bench tonight for our fourth annual Pride scrimmage between the Team Teal front office, Team Trans, and the SF Earthquakes LGBTQ+ team. @sjscommunity pic.twitter.com/0Ms8jqhot3
— San Jose Sharks (@SanJoseSharks) February 28, 2026
Class is in session. 📚
See you tomorrow afternoon for our Educators Appreciation Game! pic.twitter.com/J4cj4yzmrA
— San Jose Sharks (@SanJoseSharks) February 27, 2026
Patrick Marleau’s 19-year-old son Landon scored his first OHL goal.
The Sharks will honor Chris Bertucelli with a moment of silence ahead of the game on Saturday. Bertucelli, owner of Bertucelli’s La Villa Gourmet in Willow Glen, died this week.
We lost an incredible local business owner, friend, and father, Chris Bertucelli.
The entire Bay Area sports, Willow Glen, and San Jose community are hurting tonight.
Hug your loved ones a little closer tonight. #ChrisComboForever pic.twitter.com/BPsDDFqoQ6
— Teal City Crew 🦈🏴☠️ (@TealCityCrew) February 27, 2026
Around the NHL…
Quinn Hughes will be on Saturday Night Live – hosted by “Heated Rivalry” star Connor Storie – and The Tonight Show this week, with Hilary Knight joining him for the latter.
The Colorado Avalanche are taking too many penalties.
Florida Panthers goalie Daniil Tarasov called out the NHL Situation Room.
Matthew Schaefer is having a historic rookie season.
Sasha Barkov could be nearing a return to play.
Matvei Michkov talked about his season so far.
Steven Stamkos, who’s got an NMC, says he’s not getting traded.
Can’t have an SJHN article without Celebrini. Otherwise sheng might have to cover the multitude of negatives about this team!
At times during the press conference, I can almost hear Steve Kerr’s cadence in Rick’s vocal delivery. Eerie and interesting at the same time.